Georgia beat Portugal, 98-90, in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 second round. Played at Matosinhos Sports and Events Center with tip-off scheduled for , the road side completed a comeback that lifts their qualifying record to 5-3 in Europe · Group I.
Portugal controlled the first quarter (24-16) and reached halftime with a one-point edge (42-41), but Georgia answered with a decisive third period (29-24) to take control. The closing quarter (28-24) sealed a win built at the free-throw line and through defensive pressure.
Tornike Shengelia led Georgia with 26 points (8/15 FG, 6/8 FT). Sandro Mamukelashvili added 22 — going 7/7 from the line — and R. Andronikashvili finished with a highly efficient 20 points (9/11 FG). The trio combined for 68 of Georgia's 98 points.
Neemias Queta kept Portugal afloat with 20 points on 8/10 shooting, and Ruben Prey contributed 15 on 4/5 from the field and 7/8 at the line. R. Lisboa handed out five assists, but the home side committed 19 turnovers and could not sustain their early momentum.
Marcquise Reed ran the offence with six assists and 13 points. Georgia shot 84.4% from the line (27/32) against Portugal's 17/21, and recorded 14 steals to seven. That gap in ball security and trips to the stripe shaped the decisive stretch.
The result strengthens Georgia's outlook in a Group I where they arrived level at 4-3 with Portugal and Montenegro. Portugal drop to 4-4 and see their room for manoeuvre reduced in the second-round standings race.
